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GOP

Republicans’ tough Senate map gets another twist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' plans to defend their Senate majority in 2016 just got a bit more complicated. GOP Sen. David Vitter's loss in Louisiana's governor's race over the weekend, and his decision to leave theSenate next year rather than seek re-election, creates an

terrorism

Syrian refugee screening bill faces Obama veto threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened a presidential veto Wednesday of legislation that would tighten screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees before they are granted U.S. entry, calling new requirements in the Republican-backed bill "untenable." The legislation pending in the House of Representatives sets high hurdles for

Barack Obama

Budget agreement forces new look at oft-panned proposals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The big budget deal that the White House is so happy about contains a couple of items that President Barack Obama or other administration officials were panning not too long ago. Obama called one feature in the deal an "irresponsible budget gimmick." And Energy Secretary Ernest

washington

UAE to US lawmaker: We have a right to enrich uranium, too

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fears of an atomic arms race in the Middle East, a senior United Arab Emirates official has told a top U.S. lawmaker that it too might seek the right to enrich uranium that Iran has asserted under the recently signed nuclear deal. The landmark Iran accord

Florida

Illegal immigrants push 2016 presidential race Democrats’ way, analyst says

One person, one potential vote — does that equal an unfair advantage for Democrats? The math may be complicated, but the formula is simple: as more and more immigrants illegally enter the U.S. and settle in various states, they help drive population increases that dictate which states gain Electoral College

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Black Catholics: Pope will meet ‘vibrant, active part of the church’

(RNS) — Like many Catholics, Aleeya Francis is excited about Pope Francis' U.S. visit. But she's different from most: The African-American woman will get to meet him, along with six children from the New York Catholic school where she leads a student body that is 91 percent

washington

Pope Francis transcends politics to embrace diversity

With Pope Francis headed to Washington Tuesday for his first visit to the U.S., politicians and media commentators from all sides have tried to predict what the Catholic leader will say or do. But despite the tendency of American media to label the pope's view as either

Donald Trump

GOP contender Jindal goes off on Trump, brands him a ‘madman’

Written by Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Bobby Jindal threw the book of insults at Donald Trump on Thursday, even calling him a "madman."